John baughman



J. BAUGHMAN. "Belt-Tightener.

No. 224,378. Patented Febfw, 1880.

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ATTORNEYS.

N,PETERS.IPHOTO-UTHOGRAPNER. WASHINGTON, D CK UNITED STATES- PATENT ()FFICE.

JOHN BAUGHMAN, OF 'DlDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

. I A BE LT-TIGHTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 224,378, dated February 10, 1880.

Application filed August 25, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN BAUGHMAN, of Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented a new and Improved Belt-Tightener, of which the'following is a specification.

My improvements relate to devices for tightenin g belts and drawing the ends together fo lacing or riveting.

The invention consists in connecting a tightener with the belt by wedge-shaped cross-bars, sothat the tightener maybe separated from belt by the blow of a hammer, and all screws, stirrups', &c., dispensed with.

The construction'and operation will be more particularly described with reference to the accompanying drawings, and the invention pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of. the tightener as applied to use.

. ends of f and the grooves of lugs 6 being inor Windlass-barrel 0,.that is fitted at its end with a crank-handle, and to which the ends of rope or chain I) are attached. This rope 1) project from the plate f of the other clamp A.

In operation the clamps A will be placed upon the adjoining ends of the belt, as illustrated by the drawings, and the belt clamped by giving to the plates f a slight tap. with a hammer. The parts may then be put under strain and the belt drawn tight by means of the Windlass and rope, the drafton the plates f being in thedirec'tion for clamping them upon the belt. In the ends of shaft 0 are holes for receiving a pin, is, to hold the shaft from turning back. This pin is to be inserted when the belt is-tightened sufficiently, and

retains the shaft by contact with .the end of plate 6. Y This tightening apparatus may-be readily and quickly applied or removed,and the same tightener may be applied to a belt of the full width or to a narrow belt. In case the clamps are not placed straight upon the belt the rope will give and the ends of the belt be brought together evenly.

Having thus fully described my invention,

passes through eyes in arms or lugs'z', that I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- The clamps A, consisting of the plates 0, providedwith raised lugs 0, having inclined grooves, and the plates f, provided with the armsf and the lugs z, and having their ends beveled or inclined in an opposite direction to the inclined grooves of the said lugs, in com- Witnesses GEO. W. LYNN, r

GEO. A. EMERSON. 

